medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (11. October) is the feast day of:
Nectarius of Constantinople (d. 397) Nectarius was patriarch of
Constantinople between Gregory Nazianzen and John Chrysostom, so he
had a lot to live up to. He was chosen as bishop in 381, despite the
fact that he hadn't been baptized yet; he was praetor of
Constantinople at the time. Nictarius spent a lot of time fighting
Arians and we don't know much more about him.
Kenneth (Cainnech) (d. 600) Kenneth was an Irish saint, born in
Derry. He went to Wales as a young man, allegedly visited Rome, went
back to Ireland to study, and finally went off to Scotland. Legend
tells that he accompanied Columba on a missionary visit to the king
of the Picts, and paralyzed the king's hand to keep him from
murdering both of them.
Agilbert (d. c. 690) Agilbert was a Frank who studied in Ireland,
then moved to Wessex, where the king made him bishop of Dorchester.
He supported the "Roman rite" party at Whitby; Bede tells that A.
asked Wilfrid to do the speaking at the event since A wasn't fluent
in English. A. returned to Gaul and became bishop of Paris in 668.
He was eventually buried at Jouarre, where his tomb still survives.
Bruno of Cologne (d. 965) Bruno was a younger son of King Henry I of
Germany and Mathilda. He was dedicated to the church at a young age,
perhaps to keep him from being a challenge to his elder brother Otto
I (the Germans were just trying to get out of the habit of dividing
kingship among heirs at the time). Bruno was made archbishop of
Cologne in 953. In the time he could spare from serving as
chancellor for his brother, he became a noted reformer.
James Griesinger of Ulm (blessed) (d. 1491) James (Jakob?)
Griesinger went to Italy at the age of 25 to be a soldier, but was
soon disgusted by soldierly behavior of the time So he quit and
became a secretary. Eventually he became a Dominican lay brother in
Bologna, famed for his religious observance. He was beatified in
1825.
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